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Colin Farrell
Actor, Producer
Born May 31, 1976 (48 years)
Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received numerous accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award. The Irish Times' named him Ireland's fifth-greatest film actor in 2020.
Farrell began acting in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel (1998) and had his film debut in the drama The War Zone (1999). His first lead film role was in the war drama Tigerland (2000), and he had his breakthrough with Steven Spielberg's science fiction film Minority Report (2002). He took on high-profile roles as Bullseye in Daredevil (2003) and Alexander the Great in Alexander (2004), and further starring roles in Michael Mann's Miami Vice (2006) and Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007).
Farrell earned acclaim for playing a rookie hitman in Martin McDonagh's comedy In Bruges (2008), winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He went on to play a variety of leading and character roles in the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011), the science fiction film Total Recall (2012), the black comedy Seven Psychopaths (2012), the drama Saving Mr. Banks (2013), the dark comedies The Lobster (2015) and The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), the gothic thriller The Beguiled (2017), and the fantasy film Dumbo (2019). He also starred in the second season of HBO's thriller series True Detective (2015).
Farrell has also played Percival Graves in the fantasy film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Penguin in the superhero film The Batman (2022). Also in 2022, Farrell gained acclaim for his roles in the science fiction drama After Yang, the survival film Thirteen Lives, and McDonagh's drama The Banshees of Inisherin. For playing a naive Irishman in the lattermost, he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and another Golden Globe, in addition to a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Farrell began acting in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel (1998) and had his film debut in the drama The War Zone (1999). His first lead film role was in the war drama Tigerland (2000), and he had his breakthrough with Steven Spielberg's science fiction film Minority Report (2002). He took on high-profile roles as Bullseye in Daredevil (2003) and Alexander the Great in Alexander (2004), and further starring roles in Michael Mann's Miami Vice (2006) and Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007).
Farrell earned acclaim for playing a rookie hitman in Martin McDonagh's comedy In Bruges (2008), winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He went on to play a variety of leading and character roles in the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011), the science fiction film Total Recall (2012), the black comedy Seven Psychopaths (2012), the drama Saving Mr. Banks (2013), the dark comedies The Lobster (2015) and The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), the gothic thriller The Beguiled (2017), and the fantasy film Dumbo (2019). He also starred in the second season of HBO's thriller series True Detective (2015).
Farrell has also played Percival Graves in the fantasy film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Penguin in the superhero film The Batman (2022). Also in 2022, Farrell gained acclaim for his roles in the science fiction drama After Yang, the survival film Thirteen Lives, and McDonagh's drama The Banshees of Inisherin. For playing a naive Irishman in the lattermost, he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and another Golden Globe, in addition to a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | Sugar (2024) (TV Series) · as John Sugar |
| 2024 | The Spaceman · as The Spaceman |
| 2024 | The Penguin (TV Series) · as Oswald 'oz' Cobblepot / The Penguin |
| 2022 | The Banshees of Inisherin · as Pádraic Súilleabháin |
| 2022 | Thirteen Lives · as John Volanthen |
| 2022 | The Batman · as Oz / The Penguin |
| 2021 | After Yang · as Jake |
| 2021 | The North Water (TV Series) · as Henry Drax |
| 2021 | Voyagers · as Richard |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Ava · as Simon |
| 2020 | Artemis Fowl · as Artemis Fowl I |
| 2019 | The Gentlemen · as Coach |
| 2019 | Gloomy Eyes · as (english Dubbing) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Dumbo · as Holt Farrier |
| 2018 | Widows · as Jack Mulligan |
| 2018 | Legend of Cambria (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2017 | Roman J. Israel, Esq. · as George Pierce |
| 2017 | The Killing of a Sacred Deer · as Steven Murphy |
| 2017 | The Beguiled · as Corporal Mcburney |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | It's Not Yet Dark · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them · as Percival Graves |
| 2015 | The Lobster · as David |
| 2015 | Solace · as Charles Ambrose |
| 2014 | Miss Julie · as John |
| 2014 | Winter's Tale · as Peter Lake |
| 2014 | True Detective (TV Series) · as Ray Velcoro |
| 2013 | Saving Mr. Banks · as Travers Robert Goff |
| 2013 | Epic · as Ronin (voice) |
| 2013 | Dead Man Down · as Victor |
| 2012 | Seven Psychopaths · as Marty Faranan |
| 2012 | Total Recall · as Douglas Quaid / Hauser |
| 2011 | Fright Night · as Jerry Dandrige |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses · as Bobby Pellitt |
| 2010 | London Boulevard · as Harry Mitchel |
| 2010 | The Way Back · as Valka |
| 2010 | Burma Soldier · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2009 | Ondine · as Syracuse |
| 2009 | Crazy Heart · as Tommy Sweet |
| 2009 | Triage · as Mark Walsh |
| 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus · as Imaginarium Tony 3 |
| 2008 | Pride and Glory · as Jimmy Eagan |
| 2008 | Kicking It · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2008 | In Bruges · as Ray |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream · as Terry Blaine |
| 2006 | Celebrity Sex Tapes Unwound · as Cast |
| 2006 | Miami Vice · as Det. James 'sonny' Crockett |
| 2006 | Ask the Dust · as Arturo Bandini |
| 2005 | The New World · as Captain Smith |
| 2004 | Alexander · as Alexander |
| 2004 | A Home at the End of the World · as Bobby Morrow (1982) |
| 2004 | Charging for Alexander · as Alexander |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Intermission · as Lehiff |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. · as Jim Street |
| 2003 | Veronica Guerin · as Tattooed Boy |
| 2003 | Daredevil · as Lester / Bullseye |
| 2003 | The Recruit · as James Clayton |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Phone Booth · as Stu Shepard |
| 2002 | Minority Report · as Agent Danny Witwer [fbi] |
| 2002 | Hart's War · as Lt. Thomas W. Hart |
| 2001 | Scrubs (TV Series) · as Billy |
| 2001 | American Outlaws · as Jesse James |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Ordinary Decent Criminal · as Alec |
| 1999 | Love in the 21st Century (TV Series) · as Mattie |
| 1999 | The War Zone · as Nick |
| 1998 | Falling for a Dancer · as Daniel Mccarthey |
| 1998 | Falling for a Dancer (TV Series) · as Daniel Mccarthy |
| 1997 | Drinking Crude · as Click |
| 1996 | The Disappearance of Finbar · as Simon |
| 1996 | Ballykissangel (TV Series) · as Danny Byrne |
| 1995 | Frankie Starlight · as Young Man In Cinema No. 2 (uncredited) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) |